The alternate history slant of The Order: 1886 speaks to me. After all, few things are more interesting than taking the historical record and bending and twisting it to make something new, yet subtly recognizable. Ready at Dawn’s upcoming PlayStation 4-exclusive title strives to do just that, marrying its so-called “Neo-Victorian,” alternate-history story and aesthetic with more standard conventions of the third-person shooter genre.

 

But here’s the thing. Until just recently, no one’s actually seen the game. Sure, I saw a behind-closed-doors tech demo when I was at Gamescom last year, and we have the really pretty reveal trailer, too, but no one outside of Sony and Ready at Dawn has been privy to what The Order: 1886 is all about. Until now.

 

The alternate history slant of The Order: 1886 speaks to me. After all, few things are more interesting than taking the historical record and bending and twisting it to make something new, yet subtly recognizable. Ready at Dawn’s upcoming PlayStation 4-exclusive title strives to do just that, marrying its so-called “Neo-Victorian,” alternate-history story and aesthetic with more standard conventions of the third-person shooter genre.

 

But here’s the thing. Until just recently, no one’s actually seen the game. Sure, I saw a behind-closed-doors tech demo when I was at Gamescom last year, and we have the really pretty reveal trailer, too, but no one outside of Sony and Ready at Dawn has been privy to what The Order: 1886 is all about. Until now.

 

 

 

http://www.ign.com/a...s-mixed-signals

James Cameron Gives Update on AVATAR Sequels; Still Deciding How Much of the Film to Shoot in High Frame 

 

In the ensuing years since the release of Avatar—the highest grossing film of all time—we’ve been privy to plenty of “updates” on the status of the sequels from folks tied to the production, and director James Cameron has now offered up yet another. As Fox has now finally set December 2016, 2017, and 2018 release dates for the three upcoming Avatar sequels, this update comes backed by the fact that the films are really, truly, actually coming, and Cameron seems to be in a solid place with regards to planning. The filmmaker says they’re developing the software while he works on the scripts and designs all the new creatures and environments, and he added that he hasn’t decided whether he will shoot all or just some of the film in High Frame Rate like Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy. 

 

While speaking with RTL (via MarketSaw and CS), Cameron offered a status update on the three Avatar sequels:

 

“We’re sti

 

http://collider.com/...-james-cameron/

Seems very optimistic imo

 

Europe Weekly Chart

Week Ending 08th Feb 2014

Pos - Game - Week - Weekly - Total

1. FIFA 14 - PS4 - 11 - 34,332 - 1,026,759

2. Fable Anniversary - X360 - 1 - 31,291 - 31,291

3. Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition - PS4 - 2 - 28,251 - 104,605

4. Gran Turismo 6 - PS3 - 10 - 27,567 - 948,702

5. Grand Theft Auto V - PS3 - 21 - 26,580 - 7,253,238

6. Call of Duty: Ghosts - PS3 - 14 - 24,405 - 2,702,255

7. FIFA 14 - PS3 - 20 - 23,083 - 3,412,429

8. Pokemon X/Y - 3DS - 18 - 21,618 - 2,270,769

9. Minecraft - X360 - 33 - 20,804 - 1,055,963

10. Call of Duty: Ghosts - X360 - 14 - 17,882 - 2,098,821

11. Battlefield 4 - PS4 - 11 - 17,852 - 581,755

12. Call of Duty: Ghosts - PS4 - 11 - 17,643 - 661,805

13. Killzone: Shadow Fall - PS4 - 11 - 16,065 - 728,370

14. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - PS4 - 11 - 15,206 - 594,926

15. Mario Party Island Tour - 3DS - 4 - 14,925 - 93,907

16. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - PS3 - 15 - 14,462 - 1,191,380

17. Grand Theft Auto V - X360 - 21 - 13,231 - 4,405,413

18. FIFA 14 - X360 - 20 - 10,774 - 2,559,542

19. Animal Crossing: New Leaf - 3DS - 35 - 10,440 - 1,166,382

20. Just Dance 2014 - Wii - 19 - 9,759 - 1,075,057

21. The Sims 3 - PC - 245 - 9,695 - 3,273,712

22. Super Mario 3D World - WiiU - 11 - 9,114 - 389,256

23. Mario Kart 7 - 3DS - 115 - 9,106 - 2,731,488

24. Need for Speed Rivals - PS4 - 11 - 9,098 - 321,305

25. Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition - XOne - 2 - 8,669 - 30,645

26. Battlefield 4 - PS3 - 15 - 8,094 - 875,911

27. Football Manager 2014 - PC - 15 - 7,685 - 383,601

28. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - X360 - 13 - 7,641 - 421,142

29. Need for Speed Rivals - PS3 - 12 - 7,479 - 369,946

30. FIFA 14 - XOne - 12 - 7,418 - 474,305

31. Diablo III - PS3 - 23 - <a href="http://www.vgchartz.com/pro">Pro</a> - N/A

32. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - PS3 - 13 - <a href="http://www.vgchartz.com/pro">Pro</a> - N/A

33. New Super Mario Bros. 2 - 3DS - 78 - <a href="http://www.vgchartz.com/pro">Pro</a> - N/A

34. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - X360 - 15 - <a href="http://www.vgchartz.com/pro">Pro</a> - N/A

35. The Last of Us - PS3 - 35 - <a href="http://www.vgchartz.com/pro">Pro</a> - N/A

36. Battlefield 4 - XOne - 12 - <a href="http://www.vgchartz.com/pro">Pro</a> - N/A

37. Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z - PS3 - 3 - <a href="http://www.vgchartz.com/pro">Pro</a> - N/A

38. Battlefield 4 - PC - 15 - <a href="http://www.vgchartz.com/pro">Pro</a> - N/A

39. Beyond: Two Souls - PS3 - 18 - <a href="http://www.vgchartz.com/pro">Pro</a> - N/A

40. Call of Duty: Ghosts - PC - 14 - <a href="http://www.vgchartz.com/pro">Pro</a> - N/A

41. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - PS4 - 11 - <a href="http://www.vgchartz.com/pro">Pro</a> - N/A

42. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - 3DS - 12 - <a href="http://www.vgchartz.com/pro">Pro</a> - N/A

43. Call of Duty: Ghosts - XOne - 12 - <a href="http://www.vgchartz.com/pro">Pro</a> - N/A

44. Forza Motorsport 5 - XOne - 12 - <a href="http://www.vgchartz.com/pro">Pro</a> - N/A

45. Diablo III - PC - 91 - <a href="http://www.vgchartz.com/pro">Pro</a> - N/A

46. New Super Mario Bros. U - WiiU - 63 - <a href="http://www.vgchartz.com/pro">Pro</a> - N/A

47. New Super Luigi U - WiiU - 29 - <a href="http://www.vgchartz.com/pro">Pro</a> - N/A

48. Knack - PS4 - 11 - <a href="http://www.vgchartz.com/pro">Pro</a> - N/A

49. Batman: Arkham Origins - PS3 - 16 - <a href="http://www.vgchartz.com/pro">Pro</a> - N/A

50. Wii Sports - Wii - 375 - <a href="http://www.vgchartz.com/pro">Pro</a> - N/A

 

Source: VGChartz

 

VGChartz is frowned upon in the gaming community. 

Couldn't you guys invest into ad blocker? 

Called it, but Sony fangirls are going to be so horsing angry.
720p 20 fps no online.

stfu nolog. 

You said the quote twice by the way.

Also I wasn't really hyped about this game to begin with, everyone is hyping over it yet we've only seen 1 thing over it and it wasn't even gameplay footage, that + we find out it's single player only :s

Eh probably not picking it up, maybe if I find it very cheap

Oops. I was on the Wii U gamepad. 

wtf you deleted me. 

 

After tapping Ben McKenzie to play a young Commissioner Gordon, Fox continues to bulk up its “Gotham” cast, announcing classic roles including the Penguin and Alfred Pennyworth for the much-anticipated “Batman” origin series.

Robin Lord Taylor will play Oswald Cobblepot, or the man better known as DC Comics villain the Penguin. With the brains of a chess grandmaster and the morals of a jackal, Cobblepot is a low-level psychopath for gangster Fish Mooney, and hides his sadistic lust for power behind an exquisitely polite demeanor.

Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne’s butler, will be played by Sean Pertwee. A tough-as-nails ex-marine from East London, Pennyworth has loyally served the Wayne family. Now, in the wake of their tragic deaths, he’s fiercely protective of the young Bruce Wayne — the boy who will eventually become Batman.

Additionally, Zabryna Guevara has been cast as Captain Essen, Detective Gordon’s boss at the Gotham City Police Department Homicide Squad. Essen balances the two worlds of police and politics with a Machiavellian skill that’s as much corporate litigator as cop. Erin Richards will play Barbara Kean, the fiance of Detective Gordon (McKenzie). A sophisticated emergency doctor, Kean stands by her husband amid the corrupt world of Gotham. Richards is repped by WME, Magnolia Entertainment and Curtis Brown in the UK.

Bruno Heller penned the pilot script for “Gotham,” which explores the origin stories of Commissioner James Gordon and the villains that made Gotham famous. A young Bruce Wayne has yet to be cast, though Fox topper Kevin Reilly hinted that he will be featured in the drama. Project currently has a series commitment at Fox.

 

 

http://variety.com/2...rth-1201097899/

Seems like it'll be good. 

As a child of the arcade era, there was something special about each win I’d earn while on the Street Fighter IIcabinet. Since each game was pay to play, every win felt that much more euphoric as I watched my defeated opponent have to pony up more money, whereas each loss stung that much more as I felt my pockets running out of coins. Essentially something more than pride was on the line each game, and that made everyone play all that much harder. With the advent of free online play, it’s been difficult putting something on the line other than pride… UNTIL NOW.

Today, I’m proud to announce our partnership with http://www.capcom-un...o-virgin-gaming

Will become a millionaire @_@

Is that M.BIson? 

Originally Posted by Gamasutra

I mean, I hated it. But I might not be a very good journalist. The news that Irrational would effectively close, laying off its staff, leaving Levine to start a new endeavor with just 15 former Irrational members and a flat hierarchy, came as a surprise to me -- and that's even though someone told me it could happen, a year ago.

I didn't report it. I don't report a lot of things people tell me in confidence about what goes on at their jobs. Digging around in dirty laundry and in open wounds is complicated. The value of the story to those who will read it has to be worth the net risk. There's the risk you're dead wrong: you can't just write an article based on what you heard from one friend or one colleague and present it as fact, just because you believe it. People have to be willing to corroborate, and they have to be willing to do it on the record. Otherwise it's not reporting, it's rumor-mongering. It's irresponsible.

No one talks to the games press officially. I wish they did, but I get it. They want to keep their jobs. Let's just say multiple people within a studio were willing to risk their careers to confirm to me that yes, in fact, if their game didn't sell extremely well, like exponentially more than its predecessor or "well" according to a matrix of time and cost investment and desired profit, that their studio would be closed in a year.

What good does it do anyone, the story about the conditional but likely imminent closure? Who does it help and serve? What good does it do to risk my friends' jobs and their confidence to patch together the plausible but potentially biased story about all the extra unfinished or un-implemented content from the wildly over-budget and over-scope game? The story about the high stress, the high turnover, the difficult-to-work-with creative lead?

 

http://www.gamasutra...rty_laundry.php

Another study bites the dust. Sad really.

Want to be part of my gang?

what is this topic lmfao. 

http://www.eurogamer...asy-games-to-pc

Square Enix is interested in bringing future Final Fantasy games to the PC, it's said.

While MMO Final Fantasy games Final Fantasy 11 and Final Fantasy 14 are available on PC, none of the Final Fantasy 13 trilogy of games are, and Final Fantasy 15 is confirmed for release on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One only.

It's a series whose heritage is on console, but according to Final Fantasy producer Yoshinori Kitase, that may change.

"Let's not forget, when we developed the Final Fantasy 13 series, all three titles, at the early stages of development we were working on PC," Kitase told Eurogamer.

"Then we had to port it to the consoles. As far as the technology is concerned, it would have been possible for us to make a PC version, but we decided against it for two reasons: we looked at the market situation and we didn't think it would be a good idea, and also it would have involved lots of complex issues like security. So we decided not to do it this time around.

"But we see potential in it and there are lots of regions and countries where PC is very strong. So in terms of our hope of being able to deliver our games to every single country in the world and to as many gamers as possible, yes, we would definitely be interested in pursuing that route in the future."

Square Enix has recently released some of the Final Fantasy games on Steam, including Final Fantasy 7 and Final Fantasy 8. Kitase said these titles had enjoyed success, making more launches on Valve's enormously successful digital platform likely.

"Final Fantasy 7 and 8 are now available on PC and they've been proving quite popular," he said. "It's an early stage for us. We haven't got an awful lot of experience in this field. So when we have more know-how and experience in this market we would be very interested."

In June last year Square Enix unveiled Final Fantasy 15 for PS4 and Xbox One, in development at the company's First Production Department and under the guidance of producer Shinji Hashimoto, director and character designer Tetsuya Nomura and co-director Hajime Tabata. Kingdom Hearts composer Yoko Shimomura is also working on the game.

 

 

Ehh, I suppose I can roll with this. 

Just buy rainbow.

Not supporting won't help either. At least we're getting this.

 

George Zimmerman was reportedly forced to leave Miami early after an angry crowd harassed him and his girlfriend at a local beach, TMZ is reporting.

Zimmerman was in South Florida last week filming TV interviews with Univision and Fusion. During his downtime, Zimmerman went to the beach with his girlfriend, her child and her brother.

While there, a group of beachgoers noticed Zimmerman and his entourage and began harassing him, apparently mentioning a $10,000 bounty on his head.

 

 

http://www.sun-senti...,0,7806476.post

Too bad they didn't get him :/

http://www.gonintend...ree-pokemon-x-y

 

Sony does not expect its PlayStation 4 console to be readily available on store shelves until April, PlayStation UK managing director Fergal Gara has told MCV.

The PS4 launched back in November but has remained in limited supply ever since.

"I can't work it out precisely. But based on what I've seen so far, I think it is going to be tricky until around about April," said Gara. "You might get a fortnight or a week here or there where it is more available, but we should be back to free supply by about April."

He added: "That's our best guess. It might be a little earlier than that, or it might be a little later. But we'll get there."

The success of the PS4 has exceeded even Sony's high expectations, says Gara.

"PS4 pre-orders ... were so big that we were pinching ourselves and wondering if people were pre-ordering in more than one place, and if some of these pre-orders were real.

"We were getting numbers we never imagined, let alone seen before. But it proved to be real. How do I reconcile that? I think the world has changed since we launched PS3."

He concluded: "It's been a pleasant surprise.

 

 

http://www.videogame..._says_sony.html

This isn't good news.

According to Deadline, a sequel to Space Jam is in the planning stages, and it would star LeBron.

 

Beyond LeBron, there are a bunch of names linked to the project already. to The Deadline report says that Dick Ebersol's sons are attached to the project. Charlie Ebersol has worked with the NFL, and Willie Ebersol won an Emmy for his work during the London Olympics. Jon Berg is the production executive.

 

http://deadspin.com/...-wor-1528299163

DO WANTTT 

Rumours of Sony's PS4 virtual reality headset have been running rife since last year, but now an inside source has told TechRadar that they've spent some time with the helmet behind closed doors - and it's almost ready to be revealed.

 

Our confidential tipster said that they were impressed with the quality of Sony's Oculus Rift competitor. "The quality and resolution are really, really good," they said. "People will definitely be impressed with what Sony's built".

 

They also told us that they understand Sony plans to announce the headset at GDC 2014, which kicks off in San Francisco on March 17.

 

Virtually just around the corner

 

With rumours that Sony might show off some VR games at E3, it makes sense for it to unveil the headset beforehand and keep Las Vegas focused on the software.

 

Talk of Sony's headset surfaced last year with word that we'd see it unveiled at the Tokyo Game Show, something that never materialised.

 

Our source told us that "Sony has deliberately taken its time to tweak and polish the headset before revealing it", rather than taking Oculus's approach of releasing the Rift to developers in stages.

 

Oculus Rift recently told TechRadar that it saw the PS4 and Xbox One as too limited for its headset, so it's good timing for Sony to swoop in and give console gamers a dose of virtual reality.

 

We've contacted Sony for comment and will update if we hear more.

 

http://www.techradar...dc-2014-1226620

Why....

Next Gen Baby. 

http://nintendoevery...pment-in-japan/

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze sold 36,000 units (give or take) in its first week on the Japanese market. This we know. Media Create, however, has shared a few extra bits about the game’s sales.

Perhaps most significant, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze only sold through 35.28 percent of its initial shipment. Media Create mentions that the series is seeing a downward trend in sales.As previously mentioned, Donkey Kong Country Returns on Wii sold 163,000 units in its first week while the 3DS port sold another 104,000 units.

Aside from the Wii U’s lower installed base, why are gamers seemingly less interested? Media Create speculates that people aren’t being enticed by the new layers within Tropical Freeze. The sales tracker also cautions people to consider the heavy snow last weekend, especially in places like Tohoku and Kanto areas.

And of course, we can’t forget about what kind of title Donkey Kong is. Media Create points out that more sales will come over a longer period of time due to its evergreen nature.

RIP DK franchise. 

They're pretty much got all the platform franchises out on Wii U already.
Even a Yoshi coming.
Needs a Paper Mario and such more than a Kirby.
Inb4 Kirby at e3.

Paper Mario isn't a platform. 

http://www.deadline....k-on-high-note/

 

For Jimmy Fallon’s first full week, The Tonight Show averaged 8.490 million viewers, making it the franchise’s most-watched week in 20 years, since the week of the Cheers finale, May 17-21, 1993, 9.080 million. All five telecasts followed Olympics primetime coverage, with four of the five pushed to midnight.

 

Better than Connan imo.